APPLICATIONS FOR THE LEVIS PRIZES ARE OPEN
Two 2019 Levis Prizes of $5,000 for a First Book of Poetry and First Book of Fiction
Two Larry Levis Post-Graduate Stipends, one in fiction and one in poetry, are given to support graduates of the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers who are completing first books. Each 2019 award will be made to a writer in the amount of $5,000. Judges will be announced with the winning manuscripts. The Levis Stipends are open only to alumni who have not yet published a full-length collection in the selected genre in a standard edition.
Submissions will be accepted between September 2 and November 18, 2019, and must be made via Submittable: https://friendsofwriters.submittable.com/submit
Larry Levis (1946-1996) was an award-winning poet who wrote six books of poetry during his lifetime. His collection, Elegy, was published posthumously. A Selected Poems was published in 2000. The Darkening Trapeze, a collection of last poems, was published in 2016. Levis was a much-beloved member of the faculty at the MFA Program for Writers, cherished as much for his incisive mind as for the care and attention he gave to his students.
Any queries or requests for more information should be addressed to:
Ashley Nissler
Levis Fellowship Administrator
